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Academic, Cultural Analysis, Comparative Survey Hsiao-Chen Lin 5/11/21 Academic, Cultural Analysis, Comparative Survey Hsiao-Chen Lin 5/11/21

How useful is it to distinguish between sex and gender?

Examining similar practices or existences in societies with drastically different environments may reveal insights that aid in further understanding the constructedness of what we often take for granted.

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Academic, Cultural Analysis, Transnationalism Hsiao-Chen Lin 3/11/21 Academic, Cultural Analysis, Transnationalism Hsiao-Chen Lin 3/11/21

How can we assess the impact of transnational practices on gender hierarchies?

To evaluate the impact of transnational practices on gender hierarchies, one would need to examine comparatively the lives of those who maintain a transnational movement and those who do not.

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Academic, Cultural Analysis, Japan Hsiao-Chen Lin 4/12/20 Academic, Cultural Analysis, Japan Hsiao-Chen Lin 4/12/20

Joshiryoku: Japan’s Concept of “Girl-Power”

However, a closer look at the usage of the term will reveal that contemporary Japan is no genderless utopia; in fact, it is quite the opposite. Whenever an individual who is not a cisgender woman is described as having "high girl-power" (女子力が高い), it is often said in jest that makes fun of the said person.

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